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Not all steel is heat treatable. Do you know what it is made from? Not all steels HT the same way either. The 8620 I referred to will not through harden leaving a hardened surface and a ductile core. The 4340 is through hardenable. Either will work well (and some others)but the composition needs known for the treater to be able to properly HT the item.

I used a similar rear spool design with the G&G spline shaft. I twisted the first shaft and had to upgrade to a heat treated one. Running a zx12. Id check to see if HT was done, Rick doesnt say on his site. Small price for the added durability.

Upgrade looks great, looking like 10-12" added to length??

The wheelbase is 12" longer. Good eye. It will also be 6" overall wider too.I will look into what Rick uses for shaft material. Would it be better to cryo treat it vs heat treat? I may have to look into that.What does your car weigh? I think I will be near 1200# with me in it after i'm done.

I used a similar rear spool design with the G&G spline shaft. I twisted the first shaft and had to upgrade to a heat treated one. Running a zx12. Id check to see if HT was done, Rick doesnt say on his site. Small price for the added durability.

Well after my bottom lip stopped shaking and I wiped my tears away(insert image of a 4 yr old that lost a toy), I got some stuff done.

I re drew my inner bulkhead section, re drew my inner capture plates, drew my rear uprights and also cut said parts. I ended up with an 8" vertical spread between my arms. My upright clears the inside of my wheels and we are back on track!

Yesterday I got it all tacked up as well as actually attached to the chassis! Next up is to build the new mid rail section for the back. This will take me cutting more of the original chassis. Where the "B" pillar attaches to the mid rail is where that will get cut and a new section that is longer and wider will meet the new vertical tubes on the bulkhead.

If you close one eye and squint really hard, you can kinda see how much longer the new chassis section is compared to the original. You can also see the clamped on piece of new 1.5" square as that is how far that new section will be coming back.

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